What is Energy?


Energy is defined as: "the ability to do work."


Forms of energy include:

  • Electricity external image traffic.jpg - energy from elctrons
  • Biomass Energy - energy from plants
  • Geothermal Energy - energy from the Earth
  • Fossil Fuels - Coal, Oil and Natural Gas
  • Hydro Power and Ocean Energy - energy from water
  • Nuclear Energy -energy from atoms
  • Solar Energy - energy from the Sun
  • Wind Energy - energy from moving air

Electricity

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